The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sewing machine operators in Louisville-Jefferson County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,080 | 7.45% | 21.57% |
| 2021 | $29,690 | -0.64% | - |
| 2020 | $29,880 | -0.03% | - |
| 2019 | $29,890 | 9.33% | - |
| 2018 | $27,100 | -0.48% | - |
| 2017 | $27,230 | -1.54% | - |
| 2016 | $27,650 | 4.67% | - |
| 2015 | $26,360 | -1.10% | - |
| 2014 | $26,650 | 14.26% | - |
| 2013 | $22,850 | -10.11% | - |
| 2012 | $25,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,080, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for sewing machine operators in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $35,360). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of sewing machine operators in Louisville-Jefferson County is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |